Hurricanes stay hot on road by blanking Islanders

Pyotr Kochetkov stopped all 16 shots he faced Saturday night for the visiting Carolina Hurricanes, who beat the New York Islanders, 3-0, in Elmont, N.Y.

It was the second shutout of the season and of his career for Kochetkov, who recorded his first NHL shutout when he recorded 27 saves in the Hurricanes' 3-0 win over the Chicago Blackhawks on Nov. 14.

Paul Stastny scored in the second while Jesperi Kotkaniemi and Jordan